New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-21
LAKE GEORGE VIEWS.
DAYS TOUR OF THE LAKE.

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a gentle ripple and to temper the heat OF tho summer
ain breakfast over and lunch provided for we stroi
down TO the boat are received cordially by DUN captain
Lee Harris and seating ourselves comiortaoy I"'' ior
ward Of the wheel house. where we can oo"'o"'oi''
call upon the captain (who Is also po' anu o'o"' LUZ
local information bell is struok tie scro" re'o'e''
and with noseess facility the boat turns her sap DO"
down tho lake and OF 1t Is O'CLOCK III THO noii
ine The steamer glides swiftly, silently Forward As
we SIT almost the bows little OF her ~ 10 10 soo
that we might without gro ut effort OF the ihhsn"'
fancy ourselves propelled tie bright water oh INC
hack OF some great bird foaed gently upon oho VI
those magic carpets which delightful feature OF
Oriental tales
out Of tho nlac,d bosom OF the lake ahead OF us many
Islands RISE Tea Island and Diamond Island ana Long
Island and others whose names we are iar 700 ueopy
enchanted to remember They loom zip DARK ana ciouoy
at first Then they grow on our signt rapuiy uc'eoP
ino distinct masses of heavily foaged trees Then they
bureeoo forth In full view all their swelling funeSs ana
overlooking prodIgallty OF verdure lhen 'ney e'iuo
hy ia 70 the soothing melody OF water tapping upon
rock and ~ we spin along their shores the very spirit Oh
repose and refreshent breathes from out ther posy
Gels and gently to lant Hers the lake "iuehs'
ON our right Dunham Bay trends away far inanu' inc
low outlying hills slopins softly down TO meet tne water
until from the centre of lake the point OF union can
scarcely be distinguished As We steam steadily across
the pretty ripple which attended our departure dies
away The has fallen, and we pass lhto proau
str.tch of water whose surface like polished glass;
but upon which in some unknown way there Is I'M
pressed q pervading motion as OF sleepers ryth'
mically rising and falling breast motion so slow ana
soft rs TO suggest only the most peaceful sumDer yet
disturbing so large to convey the IDEA OF
some mighty creature taking its repose our captain
who Is an authority upon nearly all lake subjects can
not tell what this peculiar gentle swell Inc
undulations sometimes are 80 extensive az 10 REMIND
one of ocean movements No doubt they the effects
o4..ft, Lab at
propagatns the wave into the regions OF oalm. But
they take on something OF the gamor which envelopes
all phenomena here, and as our boat cuts swiftly
through tho swell 1t quite the proper accompani
ment lotus-eatlng voyage. As we proceed Gown
the lake We pass one resort after another.
docks picturesque groups lounge the girls ana
women in brlghtcoorod dresses adapted TO the easy
life OF the region; the mon and boys in every magn-
able kind of summer undreSs, from the simple and
homcy flannel and trousers 10 tho CANDY tennis
blazer with knee breeches and canvas or bun leather
shoes Everywhere there are tennis courts ana people
playing eagerly and joyously in them Nearly every
where there are bowling alleys, whence proceed such
deep toned rambling noises as led Rip Wrinkle to tho
glen where he took his memorable night-cap with the
specter ten pin enthusiasts. All about the various
houses the water Is besprnkled with boats rowed by
merry maIens and fresh-water tars and tho River
Queen slides among them. cheeruly salutlng with her
not too e1cruclatlng but yet emnenty discoriant
whistle, these unsopnlsucalei
and sunshades and straw hats, and sometimes even
break into lusty shouts of indefinite welcome and con
graduation Tis is OF the lake customs Ii signifies
nothing that you quito unknown to the people In the
houses or the you pass 1t IA the proper course
salute them with waving OF kerchies or even with
vocal outputtings and II ere are enough OF you to
raise OF the college shou that Is epha ucay the
right thing TO do.
As we presently round island point we uncover q
camp The tents set close TO the water. All the
flies thrown back, that we can look into their
inmost recesses. Dsialnng tho conventional reti-
cences OF what is called civilization. and also tho
precautions usually taken against ncement changes in
the weather these campers appear To have assembled all
their baggage in the only bare and spot the island
ami there OF them making their toilets
al esco They college boys. and they seize the
portunity TO proclaim their identity with the mpetu-
osity characteristic OF youth. The cook drops his
frying pan; the lads who dressing suspend opera
tions; who Ia playing on an accordion drops his
wherever they are, whatever they are
doing they abandon their occupation spring 10 their
feet put their hands 10 their mouths and hurl their
college cry with contagious zest AMI enthusiasm
waving In the air whatever happens to
be at hand. 1t is pleasant 10 hear the fresh young
voices To sunburned faces IN mark the athletic
vgor and grace the young forms. to note the hearth
ness OF their enjoyment. There no pettlcoats In
these camps but the young fellows sally forth In canoe
and rowboa and descend upon the neighboring hotels
and furnish partners for the germans aud companions
for the boating and walking and driving oxpeli lions,
and make all OF conquests, and then retire 20
their island homes and lie their broad backs and
smoke the pipe Of peace.
Sometimes as swiftly down the right bank
the lake upon private cottages nestled so
snugly among the concealed cunnnSly from the
vulgar gaze OF the omnipresent cxcurs0nist, that we
are almost upon them before realize their
Istence. And OH the peace aud silence OF these places
when they are on islands! Down by the Hundred
Islands there many Of them. Some OF the Islands
are large enough to afford for quito stroll. Some
are tiny that the cottage takes up nearly all tho
available space In several instances small
islands connected by rustic bridges Many have red
roofs, which particularly picturesque. About the
grounds OF mo-, glmpses may be caught OF hammocks,
often occupied by highly appropriate visions in white
muslin. In among this archipelago, tho water Ia like
air. It Is so pure and clear and transparent. We stop
In of the channels The tall trees upon tho
islands either side quite exclude the The light
filtered through their outrageous branches bathcs
everything below In delicate. tender green shade.
We lock the side There ara twenty feet OF water
under our keel but do not 10 be In water at
all This llmpd element upon which we float unacconnt.
ably have sustaining power The boulders lying
on the sandy bottom OF the lake visible
though air alone interviewed between them and Tho
fish have any concealment We mark
every whsk Of their tails every graceful motion OF their
sinuous bodies every pulsation OF their diaphanous
gis, every play Of the tender green light upon their
specked sides II Is all wonderful II all has the air Of
enohsntment Nature has lavisheI her beauties her
graces. her sweencsscs, upon Life has Suddenly
become intensely worth living that II 1t could be
tinued indefinitely under these conditions think we
should never cry Hold! Enough!'
But we must pass on for are about to enter Para
disc Bay. This is spot which has long been stock
show place but 1t cannot be really enjoyed In crowd,
nor can 1t be appreciated thus Two or three
enough to It together, and the pilgrimage should
be made, by preference in rowboat. This time did
IL In steamer but 1t was very small one, and we
slowed down aud then stopped, and drfted, and tried
best to forget that there prosac fact rs
marine engine at backs pefspirng oil and recsing
steam and suggesting the Pit rather than Paradise.
The little bay ambtIOusly named Is one OF the few